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A steroid is a type of organic compound that contains a characteristic arrangement of four cycloalkane rings that are joined to each other. Examples of steroids include the dietary lipid cholesterol, bile acids, the sex hormones estradiol and testosterone and the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone.
The core of steroids is composed of seventeen carbon atoms bonded together that take the form of four fused rings: three cyclohexane rings (designated as rings A, B and C in the figure to the right) and one cyclopentane ring (the D ring). The steroids vary by the functional groups attached to this four-ring core and by the oxidation state of the rings. Sterols are special forms of steroids, with a hydroxyl group at position-3 and a skeleton derived from cholestane.[1]
Hundreds of distinct steroids are found in plants, animals and fungi. All steroids are made in cells either from the sterols lanosterol (animals and fungi, see below right) or from cycloartenol (plants). Both lanosterol and cycloartenol are derived from the cyclization of the triterpene squalene.[2]
- 1 Nomenclature
- 2 Types
- 3 Biological significance
- 4 Pharmacological actions
- 5 Biosynthesis and metabolism
- 6 Metabolism
- 7 Isolation and syntheses of steroids
- 8 Determination of structure and methods of analysis
- 9 History
- 10 See also
- 11 References
- 12 Further reading
- 13 External links
Steroids are a class of organic compounds with a chemical structure that contains the core of gonane or a skeleton derived therefrom. Usually, methyl groups are present at the carbons C-10 and C-13 – an alkyl side-chain at carbon C-17 may also be present.
Gonane, see above, is the simplest possible steroid and is composed of seventeen carbon atoms, bonded together to form four fused rings. The three cyclohexane rings (designated as rings A, B, and C in the figure below) form the skeleton of phenanthrene; ring D has a cyclopentane structure. Hence, together they are called cyclopentaphenanthrene.[3]
Commonly, steroids have a methyl group at the carbons C-10 and C-13 and an alkyl side chain at carbon C-17. Further, they vary by the configuration of the side chain, the number of additional methyl groups, and the functional groups attached to the rings. For example, sterols have a hydroxyl group attached at position C-3.
The following are some examples of steroid structures:
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Some of the common categories of steroids:
- Animal
- Insect
- Ecdysteroids such as ecdysterone that controls moulting
- Vertebrate
- Steroid hormones
- Sex steroids are a subset of sex hormones that produce sex differences or support reproduction. They include androgens, estrogens, and progestagens.
- Corticosteroids include glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. Glucocorticoids regulate many aspects of metabolism and immune function, whereas mineralocorticoids help maintain blood volume and control renal excretion of electrolytes. Most medical 'steroid' drugs are corticosteroids.
- Anabolic steroids are a class of steroids that interact with androgen receptors to increase muscle and bone synthesis. There are natural and synthetic anabolic steroids. In popular language, the word "steroids" usually refers to anabolic steroids.
- Cholesterol, which modulates the fluidity of cell membranes and is the principal constituent of the plaques implicated in atherosclerosis.
- Steroid hormones
- Insect
- Plant
- Phytosterols
- Brassinosteroids (includes several plant hormones)
- Steroidal alkaloids found notably in Solanaceae
- Fungus
It is also possible to classify steroids based upon their chemical composition. One example of how MeSH performs this classification is available at the Wikipedia MeSH catalog. Examples from this classification include:
|Number of carbon atoms
|cholic acid
Gonane (or steroid nucleus) is the parent (17-carbon tetracyclic) hydrocarbon molecule without any alkyl sidechains.[4]
Biological significance
Steroid and their metabolites are frequently used signalling molecules. The most notable examples are the steroid hormones.
Steroids along with phospholipids function as components of cell membranes. Steroids such as cholesterol decrease membrane fluidity.[5]
Similar to lipids, steroids represent highly concentrated energy stores. However, steroids are not typically used as sources of energy. In mammals, they are normally metabolized and excreted.
Pharmacological actions
A number of drugs target the mevalonate pathway:
- Statins (used for elevated cholesterol levels)
- Bisphosphonates (used in treatment of various bone-degenerative diseases)
Biosynthesis and metabolism
Steroid biosynthesis is an anabolic metabolic pathway that produces steroids from simple precursors. A unique biosynthetic pathway is followed in animals compared to many other organisms, making the pathway a common target for antibiotics and other anti-infective drugs. In addition, steroid metabolism in humans is the target of cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins.
In humans and other animals, the biosynthesis of steroids follows the mevalonate pathway that uses acetyl-CoA as building-blocks to form dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP) and isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP).[6] In subsequent steps, DMAPP and IPP are joined to form geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP), which in turn is used to synthesize the steroid lanosterol. Further modifications of lanosterol into other steroids are classified steroidogenesis transformations.
Mevalonate pathway
The mevalonate pathway or HMG-CoA reductase pathway starts with acetyl-CoA and ends with dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (DMAPP) and isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP).
DMAPP and IPP in turn donate isoprene units, which are assembled and modified to form terpenes and isoprenoids,[7] which are a large class of lipids that include the carotenoids, and form the largest class of plant natural products.[8]
Here, the isoprene units are joined together to make squalene and then folded up and formed into a set of rings to make lanosterol.[9] Lanosterol can then be converted into other steroids such as cholesterol and ergosterol.[9][10]
Steroidogenesis is the biological process by which steroids are generated from cholesterol and transformed into other steroids.[11] The pathways of steroidogenesis differ between different species – as an example the pathways of human steroidogenesis are shown in this figure below: Following is a list of the major classes of steroid hormones and some prominent members, with examples of major related functions:
- Progestogens:
- Progesterone, which regulates the cyclical changes of the endometrium of the uterus, and the maintenance of pregnancy
- Corticosteroids (Corticoids):
- Aldosterone (Mineralocorticoids), which contributes to the regulation of blood pressure
- Cortisol (Glucocorticoids), whose functions include acting as an immunosuppressant
- Androgens:
- Testosterone, which contributes to the development and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristics
- Estrogens:
- Estrogen, which contributes to the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics
Locations of human steroidogenesis:
- Progestogens serve as precursors to all other human steroids – thus all human tissues which produce steroids must first convert cholesterol to pregnenolone. This conversion is the rate-limiting step of steroid synthesis, which occurs inside the mitochondrion of the respective tissue.[12]
- Corticosteroids are produced in the adrenal cortex.
- Estrogen and progesterone are made primarily in the ovary and in the placenta during pregnancy, and testosterone in the testes.
- Testosterone is also converted into estrogen to regulate the supply of each, in the bodies of both females and males.
- In addition, certain neurons and glia in the central nervous system (CNS) express the enzymes that are required for the local synthesis of pregnane neurosteroids, either de novo or from peripherally derived sources.
Several key enzymes can be activated through DNA transcriptional regulation on activation of SREBP (Sterol Regulatory Element-Binding Protein-1 and -2).[citation needed] This intracellular sensor detects low cholesterol levels and stimulates endogenous production by the HMG-CoA reductase pathway, as well as increasing lipoprotein uptake by up-regulating the LDL receptor.[citation needed] Regulation of this pathway is also achieved by controlling the rate of translation of the mRNA, degradation of reductase and phosphorylation.[citation needed]
Alternative pathways
In plants and bacteria, the non-mevalonate pathway uses pyruvate and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate as substrates.[7][13]
Steroids are oxidized mainly by cytochrome P450 oxidase enzymes, such as CYP3A4. These reactions introduce oxygen into the steroid ring and allow the structure to be broken up by other enzymes, to form bile acids as final products.[14] These bile acids can then be eliminated through secretion from the liver in the bile.[15] The expression of this oxidase gene can be upregulated by the steroid sensor PXR when there is a high blood concentration of steroids.[16]
Isolation and syntheses of steroids
Isolation of steroids
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Microbial transformations
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Phytosterols, for instance, mixtures of soybean sterols, can be used as starting materials and converted into two kinds of steroid hormone intermediates through microbial transformation.[citation needed] Microbial catabolism of phytosterol sidechains yields either C-19 steroids, a precursor to most steroid hormones including sex hormones, or C-22 steroids, a precursor to adrenocortical hormones.[17][18]
Partial and total chemical synthesis
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The chemical conversion of sapogenins to steroids—e.g., via the Marker degradation—is a method of partial synthesis that is a long-established alternative to microbial transformation of phytosterols to steroids, and underpinned Syntex efforts using the Mexican barbasco trade (harvesting and marketing large tubers of wild-growing plants, e.g., yams) to produce early synthetic steroids.[citation needed]
Determination of structure and methods of analysis
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A number of Nobel Prizes have been awarded for research involving steroids. These prizes include:
- 1927 (Chemistry) Heinrich Otto Wieland – constitution of the bile acids, sterols, and their connection with the vitamins[19]
- 1928 (Chemistry) Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus – constitution of the sterols and their connection with the vitamins[20]
- 1939 (Chemistry) Adolf Butenandt and Leopold Ruzicka – isolation and structural studies of steroid sex hormones, and related studies on higher terpenes[21]
- 1950 (Physiology or Medicine) Edward Kendall, Tadeus Reichstein, Philip Hench – on the structure and biological effects of adrenal hormones[22]
- 1965 (Chemistry) Robert Burns Woodward, in part for the synthesis of cholesterol, cortisone, and lanosterol[23]
- 1969 (Chemistry) Derek Barton, Odd Hassel, development of the concept of conformation and its application in chemistry, where a specific important emphasis was on the conformation of the "Steroid Nucleus"[24]
- 1975 (Chemistry) Vladimir Prelog, in part for developing methods to determine the stereochemical course of cholesterol biosynthesis from mevalonic acid via squalene[25]
See also
- Batrachotoxin
- Corticosteroid
- List of steroid abbreviations
- Sex steroid
- Steroid hormone
- Steroid hydroxylases
- Steroid sulfatase
- Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
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- ^ "Lanosterol biosynthesis". Recommendations on Biochemical & Organic Nomenclature, Symbols & Terminology. International Union Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology.
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- ^ Edgren RA, Stanczyk FZ (December 1999). "Nomenclature of the gonane progestins". Contraception 60 (6): 313. doi:10.1016/S0010-7824(99)00101-8. PMID 10715364.
- ^ Sadava D, Hillis DM, Heller HC, Berenbaum MR (2011). Life: The Science of Biology 9th Edition. San Francisco: Freeman. pp. 105–114. ISBN 1-4292-4646-4.
- ^ Grochowski L, Xu H, White R (2006). "Methanocaldococcus jannaschii uses a modified mevalonate pathway for biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate". J Bacteriol 188 (9): 3192–8. doi:10.1128/JB.188.9.3192-3198.2006. PMC 1447442. PMID 16621811.
- ^ a b Kuzuyama T, Seto H (2003). "Diversity of the biosynthesis of the isoprene units". Nat Prod Rep 20 (2): 171–83. doi:10.1039/b109860h. PMID 12735695.
- ^ Dubey V, Bhalla R, Luthra R (2003). "An overview of the non-mevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis in plants". J Biosci 28 (5): 637–46. doi:10.1007/BF02703339. PMID 14517367.
- ^ a b Schroepfer G (1981). "Sterol biosynthesis". Annu Rev Biochem 50: 585–621. doi:10.1146/annurev.bi.50.070181.003101. PMID 7023367.
- ^ Lees N, Skaggs B, Kirsch D, Bard M (1995). "Cloning of the late genes in the ergosterol biosynthetic pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae—a review". Lipids 30 (3): 221–6. doi:10.1007/BF02537824. PMID 7791529.
- ^ Hanukoglu I (Dec 1992). "Steroidogenic enzymes: structure, function, and role in regulation of steroid hormone biosynthesis.". J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 43 (8): 779–804. doi:10.1016/0960-0760(92)90307-5. PMID 22217824.
- ^ Rossier MF (2006). "T channels and steroid biosynthesis: in search of a link with mitochondria". Cell Calcium. 40 (2): 155–64. doi:10.1016/j.ceca.2006.04.020. PMID 16759697.
- ^ Lichtenthaler H (1999). "The 1-Dideoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate pathway of isoprenoid biosynthesis in plants". Annu Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol 50: 47–65. doi:10.1146/annurev.arplant.50.1.47. PMID 15012203.
- ^ Pikuleva IA (2006). "Cytochrome P450s and cholesterol homeostasis". Pharmacol. Ther. 112 (3): 761–73. doi:10.1016/j.pharmthera.2006.05.014. PMID 16872679.
- ^ Zollner G, Marschall HU, Wagner M, Trauner M (2006). "Role of nuclear receptors in the adaptive response to bile acids and cholestasis: pathogenetic and therapeutic considerations". Mol. Pharm. 3 (3): 231–51. doi:10.1021/mp060010s. PMID 16749856.
- ^ Kliewer S, Goodwin B, Willson T (2002). "The nuclear pregnane X receptor: a key regulator of xenobiotic metabolism". Endocr. Rev. 23 (5): 687–702. doi:10.1210/er.2001-0038. PMID 12372848.
- ^ Conner AH, Nagaoka M, Rowe JW, Perlman D (August 1976). "Microbial conversion of tall oil sterols to C19 steroids". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 32 (2): 310–1. PMC 170056. PMID 987752.
- ^ Wang F-Q, Yao K, Wei D-Z. "From Soybean Phytosterols to Steroid Hormones, Soybean and Health". In El-Shemy H. Soybean and Health. InTech. doi:10.5772/18808. ISBN 978-953-307-535-8.
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Further reading
- Lednicer D (2011). Steroid Chemistry at a Glance. Hoboken: Wiley. doi:10.1002/9780470973639. ISBN 978-0-470-66085-0.
- Yoder RA, Johnston JN (December 2005). "A case study in biomimetic total synthesis: polyolefin carbocyclizations to terpenes and steroids". Chem. Rev. 105 (12): 4730–56. doi:10.1021/cr040623. PMC 2575671. PMID 16351060. – review of the history of steroid synthesis, especially biomimetic
- Han, Thang S.; Walker, Brian R.; Arlt, Wiebke; Ross, Richard J. (17 December 2013). "Treatment and health outcomes in adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia". Nature Reviews Endocrinology 10 (2): 115–124. doi:10.1038/nrendo.2013.239. PMID 24342885Figure 2: The adrenal steroidogenesis pathway.
External links
- Moss GP; IUPAC-IUB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (JCBN). "The Nomenclature of Steroids Home Page". Queen Mary University of London.
- Bowen RA (October 20, 2001). "Steroidogenesis". Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System. Colorado State University.
- Heasley BH. "Modern Steroid Science". Steroid Blog. Google+.


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It may be a good time to look at health care as there are several strengthening industries.
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At its most basic, the health care industry will begin to see consumers playing a more integral role in the purchase of health care benefits and the delivery of health care services in the United States. To create a more informed consumer, technologies and services will be developed, spawning new industries. As the U.S. health care economy adjusts to these changing dynamics, the investment implications will be felt across the sector, creating both winners and losers. The growth companies of tomorrow will be those that can identify and capitalize on these emerging trends.
Opportunity knocks: the consumerism of the health care industry
Personal consumption of health care is now the second-highest household expense after housing/utilities, according to the most recent edition of the Kaiser/HRET Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits. Shifting health care costs to consumers has affected who pays for care and how treatment options are evaluated. This mega trend is fundamentally changing the way in which consumers receive health care, and will ultimately drive true market forces into this part of our economy.
Historically, the health care industry has emphasized quantity over quality, resisting transparency—but things are changing rapidly. Today, the industry is aligning around openness, quality, and improving outcomes to enhance the patient experience and lower costs. Technology-based tools and services will be at the heart of this transformation. In much the same way as Amazon.com (AMZN) changed consumer purchasing for everything from books to auto parts, health care is undergoing a transformation, with health care organizations trying to adapt to a marketplace that puts the consumer at its center. While this change won't happen overnight, in the long run the trend will have huge implications.
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Adrian Edward Zielinski: won by virtue of bodyweight after finishing tied with Apti Aukhadov
Poland's Adrian Edward Zielinski emerged triumphant by virtue of just 130 grams in bodyweight to claim Olympic gold after several favourites fell by the wayside in the men's 85kg category.
The 2010 world champion was level with Russia's 19-year-old lifter Apti Aukhadov on a total of 385kg after a thrilling competition - but with ties decided by the pre-weigh-in, it was Zielinski who proved marginally lighter on the scales.
Current world champion Kianoush Rostami, from Iran, had to settle for bronze after failing with his final lift of 214kg, which would have tied all three men on a 385kg total.
More than half a dozen lifters went into the event with a real chance of victory but that leading pack was soon cut by three.
Beijing silver medallist and world and Olympic record holder Andrei Rybakou, from Belarus, failed all three snatch attempts having been hindered by what appeared to be a right leg injury, as did Iran's Asian champion Sourab Moradi and France's Benjamin Didier Hennequin.
Lu Yong took a slender lead into the interval having lifted a modest 178kg in the snatch - 3kg ahead of Aukhadov, four clear of Zielinski and seven from Rostami.
But China's reigning gold medallist - the only survivor from the nation's eight winners four years ago - floundered in the clean and jerk and he too was also eliminated after failing to get close with any of his attempts to lift 205kg.
That left just Aukhadov, Zielinski and Rostami. And it was Zielinski who took his place on the top spot of the podium after lifting 211kg compared to Aukhadov (210kg) and Rostami (209kg).
Elsewhere in the weightlifting, Svetlana Podobedova of Kazakhstan produced a dramatic final lift to claim gold in the women's 75kg event.
Podobedova, who used to compete for Russia until a bitter split in 2006, denied her former compatriot Natalya Zabolotnaya of the title - triumphing on merely bodyweight alone after the pair tied with a total of 291kg to smash the Olympic record.
The start of the contest was equally as dramatic as reigning world champion Nadezda Evstyukhina of Russia sensationally bombed out having failed with all three snatch attempts.
The bronze medal went to Belarus' Iryna Kulesha, who was well behind the leading duo after lifting a combined total of 269kg.
Zabolotnaya almost completed a fairytale victory herself having only received her Games call-up last week after Oksana Slivenko, who was due to compete in the women's 69kg, was forced to withdraw due to an injury sustained in training.
Earlier in her career Podobedova had claimed that Zabolotnaya and Evstyukhina were given preferential treatment by the Russian weightlifting set-up as they were born in the capital city of Moscow.
In 2006 Podobedova tested positive for banned substances and a three-year absence from the sport followed, with Russia not releasing her to compete for Kazakhstan in Beijing 2008. The switch was finally made in 2009.
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This beautiful book is the latest addition to the National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series. These colorful pages will introduce young children to the wonders of space, with colorful illustrations by David Aguilar and simple text that is perfect for beginning readers or for reading aloud. The book will explain basic concepts of space, beginning with what is most familiar to kids and expanding out into universe.
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Catherine D. Hughes is the author of National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Animals, National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs, and is the science editor for the award-winning National Geographic Kids and National Geographic Little Kids magazines. She has a master's degree in early childhood education.
Award-winning author David A. Aguilar is widely recognized for his ability to communicate the wonderment of science to enthusiasts of all ages. David's artwork has been featured on the History Channel's series "The Universe", Time magazine, CNN, USA Today, National Geographic, Astronomy, and more. His other books include Planets, Stars & Galaxies and 13 Planets.
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Dissapointed – I had an horrible experience here! The server was rude, the food was just as bad. I know I will never be back there.
The absolute worst! – I drove by and from the outside, I was intrigued to park my car and walk back to Senor Frog. Of all of the restaurants on Ventura I passed, I am extermely disappointed that I selected this one.
Firstly, it is more like a college bar than a restaurant. The place was empty during the lunch hour, except for a few people who were watching the World Cup. The bartender did not acknowledge me when I walked in. There was one server. She did not acknowledge me either. I waited 20 minutes until I finally flagged them down to take my order. Not sure how a server can walk around a restaurant or stand at a bar and not make eye contact with the customers for fear that they may wish to take an order. However, that was my experience.
I ordered something like an Enchilada. I can't even remember because whatever it was - it was HORRIBLE! Bar food at it's worst.
Lesson learned about doing drive-by evaluations. Don't judge a book by its cover.
Upscale Mexican in cool digs – Don't expect mushy refried beans and glops of cheese from this space. The food is really upscale with Mexican ingredients. The crab enchilada is wonderful, but yes, expensive. And the churros are to die for. The environs are really dark and the design is more Spanish bordello than Mexican. I like that it's different. I can find cheap Mexican in a crappy setting on every street corner. This is more of a place to take other people and enjoy the ambience. I don't know about the bar drinks, I stick with water or Coke.
Is business so bad they can't afford air conditioning? – First, the plusses...really great service, very friendly and accommodating staff. And a great, strong margarita (although I don't understand how $8 is a "happy hour" price for a margarita). The food was good, but nothing spectacular. The crunchy beef taco was quite good, and the cheese enchilada was very tasty with lots of cheese.
What made the dinner miserable was how hot the restaurant was. They opened up the doors to the patio and it was so hot I was sweating the entire time we were there. Outside it was comfortable, but we were sitting inside and it wasn't.
Overall I was disappointed, as I understand these are the same folks who run Max, which is one of my favorite restaurants. There's a little hole in the wall Mexican place on the southwest corner of Laurel Canyon and Burbank Blvd that's great (I don't know what it's called, it's in a little strip mall there) ... go there instead.
shouldn't call themselves a mexican restaurant. – i highly agree with the people who gave "not good" reviews. yes we were seated quick, and yes, the place is very nice. but the food, drinks, and service...were not. let's start with the food. being mexican american, i would not eat it again. it was bland, and very over-priced. i usually order the carne asada, but i couldn't because it was $24. i have never heard of carne asada being that expensive. EVER!! drinks.... my margarita was practically all margarita mix. could barely taste the tequilla. not what most people expect when they order an $8 margarita from a "mexican" restaurant. service..... the waitress was nice, but couldn't understand what i said when i ordered my enchiladas con queso (cheese enchiladas). it says it in spanish on the menu, but she didn't know what it meant. my friend ordered jalepenos, and didn't get them until he was almost done with the meal. i will never go there again. and wold not advise anyone else to go there either.
bring taco bell sauce packets to add flavor to the food if you go – bland food. just no spice or flavor. bring taco bell sauce packets to spice up the food. went on a friday night and it's really LOUD in there. you can't even hear the person across from you, so it's kind of annoying to have a conversation while you eat. I would NOT go back. For the money, Mexicali is WAY better !!!
not impressed – Food was just ok. Drinks were good. Ambience? They just seem that they are trying too hard to be something they are not. Like the previous review said, go down the street to Casa Vega. Not worth the money. Seems like hanging out in the bar is your best bet here.
For socializing only – Every bad review on this place about the food & service is right on. Talk about middle of the road food at best but you pay for top notch food? If the price range were between 8 & $12 bucks, and 12 being the most you could pay for anything on the menu, then it's in the ball park. But bottom line is, as said in one review, go to Casa Vega a couple blocks east to eat then come back to this joint to scam on chics at the bar. End of story,
Stingy With Pours, Indifferent Service – You better bring a flask along to dinner here as they are real stingy with the alcohol in their mixed, and overpriced, drinks. You can order a shot of tequila, but look out because they are not priced on the menu and you may be in for a big surprise when the check comes. The service is slow and the portions small. I have been here over a dozen times since they opened, and my feeling is that they have let things slip. Needless to say, I won't be returning.
great food, great serice – this was our first time here, and we loved it! the food was great, our waitress was super, and the margaritas were delicious. we got bunch of appertizers to share and they were delicious, the entries were huge and the desert menue makes you want to order every item on that list...my favorite was the churros with hot chocolate --- a must have!
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Post subject: New movies Similar to the Avengers...?
It's just been announced that Zach Snyder is to help develop the new movies. And in
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the story is going to be parallel to the new trilogy movies....
So much for seeing what happened after "Yubb Yubb"...
But I guess we will never know until the trailers start coming out....
But like others, this could also be rumours....
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SW over load. They're still doing 7,8 &9 & they apparently are doing stand alone movies also.
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I want my old republic movie!! :O
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Keep your hair on Luke we might even get a live action series to go with all of these movies.
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I prefer to be behind the camera though being an extra would be fun.
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speaking of Avengers, just put it on again last night.
It is the movie that ALL other movies shall be measured against from now on:
"yeah, pretty good but not as good as Avengers" I'd give it 4/5 Captain America helmets
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I think that is a great choice. He did the impossible.... He made Star Trek cool ! If it cant be Joss than why not ?
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The man was not hunting, but rather entered a pen where he was keeping seven deer illegally. The large buck attacked the man, causing several puncture wounds and bruises. Also, the man will probably lose his sight in one eye.
It is illegal to keep or hold live wild animals in Alabama. After investigation the man was charged with illegal possession of deer and other charges. All of the animals were tested for diseases and pathogens and test results are pending. Too, the animals were removed and euthanized.
Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Chief Kevin Dodd said domesticated deer can pose a serious threat to people. Deer and other wildlife are meant to be in the wild. While young wild animals may appear cute and cuddly, as they mature, their wild tendencies can be released.
Bucks are particularly dangerous as they can become territorial. They can attack if they feel someone is encroaching on their space. In the 1990s, two people in the state were killed by penned deer. Also, does can cause injury with their hoofs. Even a small deer can knock a man off his feet.
Besides the apparent risks with bodily injuries from penned deer, diseases can also be present. Certain diseases and pathogens can be spread to people and other animals. Chronic Wasting Disease is a serious disease among members of the deer family. So far, CWD has not been found in deer in Alabama, and the WFF wants to keep it that way.
Strict laws are in place that prohibit the public from keeping any type of wildlife. Current laws forbid the transport of deer and other animals across state lines. The Marshall County man brought in a deer from Tennessee. Also, laws prohibit the release of animals into the wild.
Releasing penned animals, even if they were once wild, can introduce deadly diseases that could infect an otherwise healthy population. Certain diseases and pathogens can spread quickly to the general population of wildlife.
This is a great time of year to be outdoors. And often people may come across on what appears a helpless or wounded animal. In many cases, the animal may not be injured but is attempting to hide. Folks should just leave the animal alone and let nature take its course.
If you do happen upon a wounded animal, contact the local WFF office in Jacksonville. Do not approach or attempt to hold the animal. The best course of action is to move away from the animal. People may have good intentions in trying to help but they could end up causing injury to themselves or others.
Observing wildlife is fun and interesting for all ages. View wildlife from a distance and do not attempt to capture or keep any type of wild animal. The best course of action is to leave the wildlife in the wild.
Charles Johnson is the Star's outdoor editor. You can reach Charles at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Lambs & Ivy Papagayo Toy Box
This toy box features hand-carved, hand-painted details, as well as a spacious interior, two safety-lid supports, and finger-hole cutouts to prevent pinching. Assembly required. 30"W x 17.5"D x 22.5"H.
* This item will be drop shipped directly from the vendor. Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.


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Journalists should always work with the media relations team first to coordinate interviews. Each media relations specialist represents several departments or specialties of medicine and is available to respond to media inquiries or interview requests in a timely manner. If you are a journalist and unsure which specialty would be most appropriate for your request, please send an inquiry to email@example.com. Thank you.
- Media Relations Phone: 410-955-6681
- Media Relations Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- After Hours & Holidays: 410-955-6070. Request that they page the on-call public affairs person.
Kim Hoppe
Director, Media Relations and Public Affairs
office: 410-502-9430
cell : 410-935-4762
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
As the director of media relations and public affairs for Johns Hopkins Medicine, Kim Hoppe, M.A. oversees strategic media interaction and integrated external institutional communications in addition to managing the media relations and public affairs team. She is responsible for increasing awareness for Johns Hopkins Medicine research, education, and patient care and developing a system-wide proactive media communication plan and implementing crisis communication management.
Prior to this position, Kim spent nine years as associate director of communications and public affairs for Johns Hopkins Children's Center, where she was managing the media relations, video production and special event coordination for the hospital. A journalist for nearly ten years, Kim was a senior news producer, medical news producer, and newsroom manager at the Baltimore CBS and ABC television affiliates and a coordinating producer at Maryland Public Television. Over the years, Kim has received several Tellys, a nomination for an Emmy and an award of merit from the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development.
Kim earned her master of arts degree in communication from Johns Hopkins University with a concentration of study in corporate and non-profit communication. She earned her bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Connecticut. She is a longstanding member of the Public Relations Society of America.
Stephanie Desmon
office: 410-955-8665
Stephanie Desmon, an award-winning medical journalist, joined Johns Hopkins Medicine as a senior media relations representative and public information officer in October 2009.
Desmon came to Johns Hopkins from The Baltimore Sun, where she spent nine years as a reporter and writer covering medicine and politics, among other topics. While at the Sun, she was nationally recognized for her six-part series, "The Trial of Their Lives," which chronicled the lives of terminal cancer patients undergoing an experimental breast cancer trial at Hopkins. She also received the Gerald Loeb Award, the highest journalism honor for business reporting, for a series she wrote about the decline of the Maryland crab industry and the subsequent rise of crabbing in Asia.
Desmon previously worked at newspapers in West Palm Beach and Jacksonville, Fla., and in Birmingham, Ala. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she studied American history.
Beats covered:
Mark Guidera
office: 410-735-6429
cell: 443-898-2320
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Mark Guidera, an award-winning journalist as an editor and reporter, joined Johns Hopkins Medicine's Marketing & Communications as a communications manager in June 2009.
Guidera, who worked as a senior editor and reporter at The Baltimore Sun and as a senior at The Tampa Tribune, has more than dozen journalism awards.
The honors include an Associated Press Mark Twain Award for Feature Reporting for a magazine story on burn victims and their recovery; a Maryland-D.C. Press Association Award for Public Service for stories which documented elder abuse in nursing homes; and the Florida Press Association Award for Investigative Reporting for his staff's stories documenting mortgage fraud schemes. While at The Sun, Guidera covered a wide range of beats, including crime, courts, state and local government, and the healthcare and medical industries. He also served as a regional editor. At The Tampa Tribune, Guidera served as one of four senior editors responsible for overseeing and coordinating the newsroom staff's daily and ongoing coverage for print news, television news, and online reporting.
At JHM, his responsibilities include providing media relations for the Department of Emergency Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response, which oversees crisis and disaster planning for the entire Johns Hopkins institutions, the Center for Medicine and Law and a number of other JHM-based centers.
He is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
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- Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR)
- Emergency Medicine
Audrey Huang
Director, Marketing and Communications for Research and Education
office: 410-614-5105
cell: 443-838-3378
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Audrey M. Huang, M.A., Ph.D.,is a science writer and molecular geneticist by training. She joined the media relations staff at Johns Hopkins Medicine in 2006.
Huang was a science writer and communications officer at the Genetics and Public Policy Center, part of the Berman Bioethics Institute at Hopkins, located in Washington, DC. As a freelance editor and writer, Huang has written for the National Institutes of Health, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the Ontario Genomics Institute. She holds a master's degree in science writing from Johns Hopkins University where she currently teaches a graduate course in writing.
She has extensive research experience in developmental biology, molecular and cell biology and genetics, having studied the molecular mechanisms involved in muscle cell development at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle and mammalian embryonic development at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. Huang studied chromosome structure in fruitflies and yeast during her postdoctoral training at the Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Embryology. She holds a Ph.D. in genetics and a B.A. in Biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley.
Beats covered:
- Animal Care and Use
- Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences
Helen Jones
office: 410-502-9422
cell: 410-382-0990
E-mail: email@example.com
Helen Jones joined the Johns Hopkins Medicine Marketing and Communications team in January 2013. She is responsible for managing the distribution and tracking of all press releases, collecting and disseminating daily headlines and helping the team manage incoming media requests and all JHM media-related events.
Helen was previously employed at the Washington Post, where she edited opinion pieces, editorials and letters to the editor and helped keep track of daily readership trends on the Web. Before that, she worked as a copy editor and assigning editor for her hometown newspaper, the Baltimore Sun.
She received a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Towson University.
Catherine Kolf
office: 443-287-2251
As a senior communications specialist for the media relations team, Cathy Kolf, Ph.D., is responsible for writing about basic science research and the activities of the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences.
She comes to us from the National Academy of Sciences where she most recently was a communications associate in the Policy and Global Affairs Division and previously worked in media relations at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences through the Mirzayan Science Policy Fellowship. Previous to that, she spent some time on the Hill and in the classroom as an adjunct professor.
She earned her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins doing research in the Cartilage Biology and Orthopedics Branch of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. She also holds a B.S. in biology and philosophy from the University of Notre Dame.
Beats covered:
Vanessa McMains
office: 410-502-9410
Vanessa C. McMains, Ph.D. joined the media relations staff in June 2010 as a media relations representative and communications coordinator, and has since transitioned to a communications specialist position. Her background is in science writing and research.
Previously, she performed freelance writing and editing for the National Institutes of Health and The American Physiological Society. She was selected as an American Association for the Advancement in Science (AAAS) mass media fellow, which placed her at the Chicago Tribune reporting on science and medicine.
Vanessa's roots are in scientific research with specialties in cell and developmental biology. She studied a protein found in amoebas that is also linked to Alzheimer's disease when mutated in people. Also, she studied the fungus that caused the North American chestnut blight. She holds a Ph.D. in biology from a joint program between the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University. She also holds a B.S. in biological sciences from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Beats covered:
Ekaterina Pesheva
office: 410-502-9433
As a senior science communications and media relations specialist, Ekaterina is responsible for managing and implementing science communication and related media activities within the Johns Hopkins Children's Center to promote the cornerstones of the institution's tri-partite mission: research, teaching and patient care. Ekaterina works with news media to help them identify scientific news, trends and developments within the institution and highlight the work of the pediatrics faculty. She also oversees content and production for the Children's Center's annual Radiothon. Prior to joining the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Ekaterina worked at the University of Missouri-Columbia as a research assistant and a health writer for a federal project designed to improve media coverage of arthritis and rheumatologic diseases. Prior to that, Ekaterina worked as a medical and general-assignment reporter for newspapers in St. Louis. Ekaterina has a master's degree in Journalism with focus on Health Communication from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism and a bachelor's degree from Truman State University. She is a 2003 recipient of the Missouri Press Association Award for News Reporting.
Beats covered:
Leah Ramsay
office: 410-614-5381
cell: 202-642-9640
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Leah Ramsay joined the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics in November 2011 as a science writer to manage communications and news media relations. She comes to Johns Hopkins from Washington, DC, where she worked in multimedia and nonprofit communications for more than a decade.
Most recently, Ramsay handled media and public relations for the advocacy organization DC Vote. Previously she worked on the other side of the media aisle, in documentary production for National Geographic, the Smithsonian Channel and Discovery Networks, and as a writer online for DC Style and Metromix.com.
A graduate of the Catholic University of America with a degree in Media Studies, Ramsay also worked with prominent independent filmmakers in Washington, helping to produce Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg with Aviva Kempner and interning with Charles Guggenheim on his final film, Berga: Soldiers of Another War. This independent film production experience included fundraising, skills she will use at the Berman Institute.
In addition, Ramsay will work with faculty members to share their research news internally and externally, as well as contribute to social media and Web-based communications.
Beats covered:
Patrick Smith
office: 410-955-8242
cell: 410-608-4025
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Senior Communications Specialist Patrick Smith joined the media relations team in March of 2013 after six years as communications director at the People's Community Health Centers in Baltimore, a historic nonprofit clinic specializing in health care for the underserved.
Smith has spent 20-plus years as a writer and communications professional in the Baltimore-Washington region. A senior writer and communications director at United Way of Central Maryland and the Baltimore/D.C. American Red Cross, Smith also has served as a press aide and speechwriter to several elected officials.
A consultant to such clients as the National Governors Association, Porter Novelli, the U.S. Telecom Association and the National Association of Community Health Centers, Smith began his career as a newspaper reporter at the Dundalk Eagle. He holds a B.S. in English from Towson University.
Beats covered:
- Dermatology
- Diabetes/Endocrinology
- Diversity Initiatives
- Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Shannon Swiger
office: 443-287-8560
cell: 704-806-2409
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Shannon Swiger, a public relations professional from Charlotte, N.C., joined the Johns Hopkins Medicine Marketing and Communications team in August 2011 as a senior communications specialist. In her new role, Swiger will write for internal publications and manage media relations on a number of topics of great importance to Hopkins, including patient safety, diversity and technology.
Swiger was previously employed by Presbyterian Healthcare, a multi-hospital system based in Charlotte, N.C., where she coordinated media relations and marketing for hospital and outpatient services. Swiger also brings experience in internal communications and social media outreach. She worked on two award-winning projects recognized by the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society while at Presbyterian Healthcare.
An alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Swiger is a former writer for The Daily Tar Heel, and former editor in chief of campus magazine Kaleidoscope. She graduated in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication and political science.
Beats covered:
- Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality
- Patient Safety
Vanessa Wasta
office: 410-614-2916
Vanessa Wasta joined the Public Affairs Office for the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in September 1998. She holds a bachelor of science in biology and a master of business administration with a concentration in marketing. Previously, she worked in the Marketing and Public Relations Office for the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center.
Beats covered:
Shawna Williams
office: 410-955-8236
As a communications manager, Shawna Williams oversees coverage of the Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences, the Institute for Cell Engineering, and the Institute of Genetic Medicine. She joined the media relations staff in November 2012.
Previously, Williams worked as a communications officer at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, at Johns Hopkins' Genetics & Public Policy Center, and at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research. She also served for a year as an instructor and journal editor at West China Hospital and West China School of Medicine, and later as a freelance science writer and medical editor.
Williams earned a B.A. in biochemistry from Colorado College and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Can someone please help me? I messaged George but I'm sure he's busy, I have succeeded in part of my goal, but "stretching" the column isn't working for me. I've stretched my forum, but for some reason, this same method isn't working for me.
I've used "inspect" via firefox web developer tools, to try and call to the column, which I think is span-14.
Someone can you please visit http://addictapic.com, using firefox or firebug, or whatever, and help me to get that stretched out to full canvas width? pretty sure it's
right? it's not working. :(
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Add this code too
.xg_widget_main_index .xg_3col {
max-width: 983px!important;
Hi Bernard.
So I put my site the way it used to be, because when I hide the left column, it hides it everywhere. I can't seem to get everything to stretch all at once, and seems I have to do it by individual module. (I stretched the canvas, and then the photo slideshow, but couldn't stretch the text box that my jquery tabs are in)
everyone's profiles, group pages, etc will all need to be stretched if that column dissapears. is there a way to do this site wide easily?
Hi Damian,
Try this code
.xg_span-7 {
width: 324px;
display: none!important;
.xg_widget_main_index .xg_span-14 .xg_3col, .xg_widget_profiles_profile_show .xg_span-14 .xg_3col, .xg_widget_profiles_profile_apps.xg_span-14 .xg_3col {
width: 983px!important;
that will hide the left column too right, so I should take out my code for hiding the column before inserting this?
Nope, this didn't work either. :( I recognize a lot of those codes, I've been declaring the same things, trying to change the width. It just won't for some reason.
tried this, doesn't seem to work.
column is now hidden again, can you please have a look? I need to stretch the visable column on all pages. is there a master code for that?
Well, right click is disable in your site,
I have taken off the right click disable for now
That's exactly what I'm looking for!!
Sorry Damien, that is what I know. Otherwise I have to take a close look .


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About our Braies and Chauses
For the majority of the Middle Ages, the idea of "trousers" was simply unknown. Rather, men (and possibly women) of all classes wore a pair of baggy drawers under their normal clothing. Laced to these braies was a pair of tight-fitting hose or chausses to cover the legs. Normally made of linen or wool, they are best cut "on the bias" (diagonal) across the warp and weft to increase their elasticity. While some hose stopped at the ankle, others incorporated feet, and some even had leather soles stitched on to take the place of shoes. These chauses were often further secured beneath the knee with a simple fabric or leather garter. While braies are always depicted as being white, chausses came in a variety of colors.
Our chauses are based on surviving historical artwork and extant garments. Made of a sturdy linen, our chauses are cut on the bias, with a clean, close fit in the ankle, creating the smooth line seen in historical artwork. They lace to the braies with a simple "point" (lace) and are cut high enough on the inside of the leg to keep the braies neatly tucked in. A final advantage to historical underwear that is often overlooked is comfort. The relaxed fit of the braies is of great comfort when lounging around camp, and in hot weather, the chauses can be rolled down and worn around the ankles, creating the medieval equivalent of shorts.
How to point your Braies and Chauses
To adjust your braies and chauses: Put on your braies and tighten the drawstring to the point where it feels comfortable on your waist and the fabric at the waist is distributed evenly on all sides, tie it loosely leaving a little slack. Use the slits at the side of the waistband to pull out a portion of the drawstring on each side - this will pull some of the drawstring from the center to the sides, let that happen. Once you've adjusted it so that you have a small loop at each side and it fits comfortably on your waist, you can tie the drawstring in a tighter knot in front. Tie a knot at the base of each loop you've pulled out to keep the loop from retreating back into the waistband. These are the loops you use to tie your chause points to. You can point your chauses to this loop with either a bow or a knot (its show with a bow in the sketch). The loop extending from the braies can be made longer for extra length in the fit of your chauses, or left short for higher fitted chauses. Lastly, once you have the braies waist fitting well, you can trim the extra long drawstring to a desirable length (being sure that you leave enough length to stop the drawstring from being lost in the waistband during washing) and finish the ends with knots to keep it from fraying.
Photo Gallery
Full tunic and cotte wardrobes shown worn with mixed pairs of chauses to create a part-colored look Note: chauses not sold in mixed pairs - this look was achieved with two pair of chauses in each case
Linen Chauses in Blue, Gold, and Black
Our Chauses in Black shown unlaced from the braies and rolled down to the knee (left), and with our Linen Shirt (center and right)
Colors and Fabrics
Note: Due to the difficulty of representing colors accurately on a variety of monitors we've included color descriptions along with our swatches. Please use both when deciding on what color to order. Also, despite how the colors may appear on your monitor the same color names in Silk and Linen are different and do not exactly coordinate.
Linen colors: White, Black, Gold, Dark Green, Blue, Slate Blue, Red, Mustard/p>
Size Chart
Note: The thigh and calf measurements are just approximate maximums because of the bias cut of the fabric the elasticity of this garment allows it to fit a variety of legs shapes including those smaller around than the maximum sizes. The most critical and least flexible (although there is some give there) aspect of our chauses is the shoes size so that should be your primary determinate on deciding which size will fit best. The chauses are cut generously in the length to fit most inseams and keep your braies tucked in, even when sitting!
Our Design
Historical Inspirations